Cardamom Coffee Cakes

Title: Cardamom Coffee Cakes

Categories: Breads Christmas Servings: 2

1 1/2 c Milk

1 pk Cake yeast

3/4 c Sugar

6 1/4 c Sifted all-purpose flour

1/2 c Butter

1/4 t Salt

3 ea Egg yolks

1 t Cardamom --TOPPING--

2 T Milk

6 T Sugar

1. Scald milk and cool to lukewarm. Crumble yeast into bowl, add

1 Tsp

sugar and lukewarm milk.

2. Beat in 3 cups flour; beat until smooth. Cover well and let rise until

light and double in bulk, 1 - 1-1/2 hours.

3. Add soft butter, remaining sugar, salt, egg yolks, cardamom and 3 cups

flour. Mix thoroughly. Place remaining 1/4 cup flour on board or pastry

cloth for kneading.

4. Turn out dough and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in greased

1 to

hours.

5. Cut risen dough in half for two cofee cakes (braids). Cut each half

3 pieces. Roll each piece into a roll

16 inches long. Pinch

3 rolls

together at one end, braid and pinch other ends together. Place braid on

cookie sheet. Make second braid and place on cookie sheet.

6. Let braids rise until double in bulk, about 45 minutes. For topping

1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with

3 Tbsp sugar.

7. Bake in moderate oven (375) 25 to 30 minutes.

Yield: 2 coffee cakes --